{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1918621,"song":"The River","artist":"Joni Mitchell","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/1918621-the-river-chords-by-joni-mitchell/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1918621?type=chord","rating":4.95762,"votes":56,"content":"The River\r\n│ [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]Am[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch] │\r\n[tab]     [ch]F[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]                 [ch]F[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]\r\nIt's coming on Christmas, they’re cutting down trees[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]F[/ch]              [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThey're putting up reindeer [/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]F[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd singing songs of joy and peace [/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Am[/ch]                         [ch]G[/ch]\r\nOh, I wish I had a river I could skate away on[/tab]\r\n \r\n[tab]    [ch]F[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]             [ch]F[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]\r\nBut it don't snow here, it stays pretty green[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]F[/ch]             [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI'm going to make a lot of money [/tab]\r\n[tab]                  [ch]F[/ch]               [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThen I'm going to quit this crazy scene [/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Am[/ch]                         [ch]G[/ch]\r\nOh, I wish I had a river I could skate away on [/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]  [ch]F[/ch]                     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI wish I had a river so long [/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]C[/ch]                 [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]Dm[/ch]   [ch]Dm7[/ch]\r\nI would teach my feet to fl………y    [/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]C[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nOhhh I wish I had a river   I could skate away on [/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]F[/ch]             [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]Am[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI made my baby cry[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]   [ch]F[/ch]             [ch]C[/ch]                [ch]F[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]\r\nHe tried hard to help me, you know, he put me at ease [/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]F[/ch]           [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd he loved me so naughty [/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]F[/ch]           [ch]C[/ch]\r\nMade me weak in the knees [/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Am[/ch]                         [ch]G[/ch]\r\nOh, I wish I had a river I could skate away on [/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]    [ch]F[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]           [ch]F[/ch]               [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI'm so hard to handle, I'm selfish and I'm sad[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]F[/ch]                 [ch]C[/ch]\r\nNow I've gone and lost the best baby [/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]F[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThat I ever had [/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Am[/ch]                         [ch]G[/ch]\r\nOh, I wish I had a river I could skate away on [/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]  [ch]F[/ch] barre               [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI wish I had a river so long [/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]C[/ch]                [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]Dm[/ch]   [ch]Dm7[/ch]\r\nI would teach my feet to fly       [/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]C[/ch]                    [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nOhhh I wish I had a river I could skate away on [/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]F[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]           [ch]Am[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI made my baby say goodbye[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]     [ch]F[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]                   [ch]F[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]\r\nIt's coming on Christmas, they’re cutting down trees [/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]F[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]                  [ch]F[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThey're putting up reindeer and singing songs of joy and peace [/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Am[/ch]                            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nOh, I wish I had a river I could skate aw………ay on[/tab]","plain_text":"The River\n│ C  Am   G │","chords":["C","Am","G","F","Dm","Dm7"],"chord_diagrams":{"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"Dm":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,3,1],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,1]},"Dm7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,1,1],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,1,1]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}